Dhaka – A Barcelona court has given Lionel Messi and his father suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud.The court found both the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, guilty of three counts of tax…
Day: July 6, 2016
World Cup ticket prices break $1,000 barrier for 1st time
Dhaka – World Cup ticket prices have broken the $1,000 barrier for the first time.FIFA said Tuesday the top price for the 2018 final in Moscow will be $1,100, up from $990 for the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro.…
Federer, Murray both play for spot in Wimbledon semifinals
Dhaka – Roger Federer and Andy Murray are closing in on another Wimbledon final.Federer, a seven-time champion from Switzerland, is 34 and still looking to make history at the All England Club by winning a record eighth title.The 29-year-old Murray…
England ends Sri Lanka’s tour with another win
Dhaka – Eoin Morgan ended the game with a big six over midwicket as England beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in their only Twenty20 game on Tuesday.England’s victory ensured it won every contest – including the test and one-day…
Martino steps down as Argentina national team coach
Dhaka – Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics.Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro…
Youth found dead in Bagerhat
Bagerhat – An unidentified young man was found dead at a fish enclosure near Belai Bridge on Khulna-Mongla highway in Rampal upazila on Wednesday.Informed by locals, police recovered the body of the young man aged about 30 from the fish…
3 killed in Comilla road crash
Comilla – Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Alekharchar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.Mahbubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mainamati highway police, said the accident took place around 7:15 am as…
UN agri fund mulls decentralised operations in Asia-Pacific
Hanoi – Government representatives and agricultural development specialists will gather in Hanoi 6-7 July to discuss the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) approach to decentralizing its operations in Asia and the Pacific. The workshop will inform an independent evaluation…
Changes in Russian law threaten world famous nature reserves: WWF
World Heritage sites and critical nature reserves in Russia will face new and expansive threats following a vote on Friday to reduce environmental protections across the country. The Russian parliament vote weakens protections for natural areas and favors the expansion…
Agroecology: A sure recipe to feed the world sustainably
by Christopher D. Cook, Kari Hamerschlag and Kendra Klein Friends of the Earth Hunger is not primarily a problem of overall supply of food, but rather of poverty, lack of democracy and unequal access to land, water and other resources,…
Two-state solution ‘slipping away:’ UN denounces
The United Nations today condemned Israel for demolishing Palestinians’ homes and advancing plans to build new houses for Israeli settlers, amid the prospect of the two-state solution to the Middle East conflict already “slipping away.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has…
Iran airs footage revealing IS behind foiled bombing plot
Iran’s IRIB state TV on Monday aired footage of two men confessing that the Islamic State (IS) was behind a recent foiled bombing operation against the Iranian capital Tehran among other cities.
Pakistan dismisses allegation of café attack involvement
Pakistan has dismissed the allegations of its involvement in Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka saying it is baseless, irresponsible and provocative.
Khaleda conveys condolences to Obama, Japanese, Italian, Indian PMs
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has conveyed her condolences to the US President and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Italy and India over the killings of their citizens in Gulshan café attack.
Fakhrul reiterates Khaleda’s call for nat’l unity
BNP on Tuesday urged the government to come up with a positive response to the call of its chairperson Khaleda Zia for forging a national unity to tackle militancy and terrorism rising above party interests.